exorcised

variants also exorcized
past tense of exorcise

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Recent Examples of exorcised Whatever juju, imagined or self-made, permeating throughout the Braves’ roster over the last few weeks was exorcised Wednesday. Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 2 July 2026 Mitch Marner exorcised his playoff demons to a degree no one saw coming. Jesse Granger, New York Times, 15 June 2026 Thanks to stellar performances from Landen O’Neil and Loyola commit Leo Kavey, the program exorcised its demons Sunday. Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 17 May 2026 An opinion offered offhand suggests a secret wickedness that must be exorcised. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026 Natalie, a ghost who forgot she was exorcised, asks who is going to get the Pinocchio mask. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 The ghost of Subway has been fully exorcised from the restaurant. Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025 Playing in their third straight title game, Torrey Pines finally exorcised their demons, defeating Westview 20-13 to earn the program’s first Division 1 section title. Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025 Michel then insisted on being exorcised and her parents sought the help of Father Arnold Renz and Father Ernst Alt, who performed a host of exorcisms beginning in September 1975. Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exorcised
Verb
  • In 2015, the last year fishing was allowed around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, the longline fishing fleet caught and discarded more than 7,000 sharks.
    NPR, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Russia’s answer to the Artemis program is to develop its own Russian Orbital Station, using modules from the International Space Station after it has been discarded, which would act as a gateway for lunar exploration.
    Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • The Swannanoa River, across Highway 70 from Barker's street, rose to historic levels after Hurricane Helene dumped intense rainfall on the Appalachian region, after the area had already been hit by a storm just days before.
    Ginger Zee, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The wind whips up sewage dried to a powder that's been dumped for years onto an arid riverbed near the fishing settlement of Rehri Goth, on the outskirts of the Pakistani port city of Karachi.
    Diaa Hadid, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Continue reading … DIGITAL'S NEWS QUIZ — Who unloaded on Sophie Cunningham fans?
    , FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
  • The team that has looked mostly hapless at the plate the last two months unloaded eight singles, seven home runs, four doubles, two walks and, on Christmas In July Night at Progressive Field, a partridge in a pear tree.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • And Democrats denounced a 6-3 decision gutting a key section of the Voting Rights Act and another that ditched one of the few remaining checks on money in politics.
    Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • Since my last review, Happn has overhauled its premium tiers, added AI tools, and ditched its desktop version, but the mobile app still shines.
    Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • Samaritan's Purse said nearly every patient treated at its field hospital has lost a family member or close friend.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • Jobs will be won and lost over the next six weeks, as the Lions attempt to right the wrongs that led to a NFC North fourth-place finish in 2025.
    Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 22 July 2026

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